At Least 47 Killed In India as Bus Plunges into River

Official Says Death Toll 'Likely to Rise'

By

Vibhuti Agarwal

Updated Sept. 5, 2014 3:19 a.m. ET

At least 47 people died Thursday when a crowded bus skidded off the road and plunged into a fast-flowing river in northern India.

The bus, which was carrying around 70 people, fell into a river in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The river was swollen from heavy rains. Most of the passengers on the bus were coming from a marriage ceremony, police said.